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Beat Luke Littler: 'Queen of the Palace' Sherrock defeats darts world champ and wins $670,000

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Douglas, S. (2026, October 31). Beat Luke Littler: 'Queen of the Palace' Sherrock defeats darts world champ and wins $670,000. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/beat-luke-littler-queen-of-the-palace-sherrock-defeats-darts-world-champ-and-wins-670-000/article_65742d58-dc0c-54c5-9343-26c5d0dbb1db.html

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Fallon Sherrock defeated darts world champion Luke Littler in a one-off Netflix show called "Beat Luke Littler," winning $670,000—the second-largest prize in professional darts history. The event took place in Manchester late Friday night, with Littler needing to beat 20 amateur contestants; Sherrock qualified as an amateur since she is not a full-time PDC Tour member. Despite facing criticism, Sherrock celebrated her victory and the opportunity to showcase women's talent in darts.

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On October 30, 2026, Fallon Sherrock defeated Luke Littler, the reigning world champion in a one-leg darts match broadcast live on Netflix, winning a prize of £501,000 ($670,000). The event took place at Manchester Central Convention Complex and was presented by Gary Lineker with Richard Osman. Sherrock, known for her historic win against male players in the 2019 PDC World Championship, faced 14 amateur contestants before defeating Littler after getting closer to the bullseye first and hitting a maximum 180 score followed by double 20 to clinch the victory. The contest featured various amateurs including Mitchell Lawrie, the current world youth champion from Scotland.

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Who wrote this

Steve Douglas

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🔮 A one-off Netflix broadcast called “Beat Luke Littler” offered a prize of 501,000 pounds (around $670,000) to anyone deemed a darts amateur who could defeat the 19-year-old prodigy over a single leg.

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Littler PERSON · 6× Sherrock PERSON · 4× Australian NORP · 1× Billie Jean King PERSON · 1× Britain GPE · 1× Fallon Sherrock PERSON · 1× Luke Littler PERSON · 1× Netflix ORG · 1× PDC Tour ORG · 1× Sarah Jessica Parker PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“It’s like an opportunity to show off the women’s stars and I feel like I’ve kind of taken the opportunity again,” she said, referring to her 2019 exploits that earned her the “Queen of the Palace” moniker and saw her get congratulatory messages from people like Sarah Jessica Parker and Billie Jean King.

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2026-10-31 · Toronto Star

Beat Luke Littler: 'Queen of the Palace' Sherrock defeats darts world champ and wins $670,000 · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 3 hedged)

Luke Littler beat, among others, an Australian jockey, a trash collector and a restaurant manager. asserted

Littler → beat → jockey

A one-off Netflix broadcast called “Beat Luke Littler” offered a prize of 501,000 pounds (around $670,000) to anyone deemed a darts amateur who could defeat the 19-year-old prodigy over a single leg. uncertain

who → call → leg

Littler, the defending world champion, needed to see off 20 opponents and had already dispatched 14 of them when he met Fallon Sherrock, who shot to fame in late 2019 when she became the first woman to beat a man at darts’ flagship world championship (in fact, she beat two men) at Alexandra Palace. asserted

she → defend → Palace

Sherrock got closer to the bullseye than Littler to earn the first shot, before a maximum 180 helped to leave her on 43 while Littler was stranded on 142. asserted

Littler → get → 142

A double-20 checkout saw Sherrock claim the jackpot — the second biggest prize won in the sport’s history, only behind the winner’s check of 1 million pounds ($1.33 million) at the world championship. uncertain

Sherrock → see → championship

her → ’ → Parker

“I’ve just beaten the best in the world, and I can’t say that very often.” asserted

I → beat → that

Sherrock was allowed to compete because she is not a member of the top-tier PDC Tour so was classed as an amateur, which drew some criticism on social media. asserted

which → allow → media

Sherrock said she was “just so happy to overcome all the hate.” asserted

she → say → hate

“I mean it’s been tough,” she told Britain’s Press Association. asserted

she → mean → Association

“Because obviously I do see the backlash and I do see all the negative comments. asserted

I → see → comments

“But at the end of the day, I fit the criteria for this. asserted

I → fit → this

I’ve never had a tour card, and I wouldn’t class myself as a pro really, because all I do is just play darts for the enjoyment of it.” asserted

I → have → it

Littler played each one-leg match every 10 minutes in the event that was staged in Manchester late Friday. asserted

that → play → Manchester

Irish student Pearse Mackie, who was the eighth contestant to face Littler, was the first to have a dart for victory, but he missed bullseye. asserted

he → face → bullseye

Mark Pooke, who played Phil Taylor — widely regarded as the greatest darts player ever — in a professional match almost 20 years ago, also had darts to win in the ninth leg, but could not take out 138. Littler said he was keen to do it all again. uncertain

he → play → it

“I’ve enjoyed every bit of it,” he said. asserted

he → enjoy → it